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I was diagnosed in December 2021 with a new local recurrence of breast cancer, 9.5 years after I first had breast cancer. The lumps are in my lymph nodes near where my original lump was. I had thought had all lymph nodes had been cleared when I was first...
Hi, I have just joined today. I went for my routine mamagram back in July got a recall in September where the found a lump in my breast. Had a lumpectomy beginning of November and 5 sessions of radiotherapy in December, they were on the fence regarding...
Does anyone have any experience of this trial? I have been offered Olaparib and unsure what to do.
I’m a 58 year old female, I have 3 children and between myself and my partner we have 11 grandchildren, G and I have been together for almost 20 year’s although we are not married (yet ) Thursday 18th November, aside from the weekend’s a Thursday is...
Hi all, I’m new to this forum, what a great support network! I was told I had a 6mm cyst in feb 2021, didn’t have it removed. Returned in Sept to have it removed and was told it was DCIS 16mm. Op on 8th Dec to be told during follow up appointment...
I am 38 2 small children I was diagnosed with breast cancer in June unfortunately the tumour has spread to my bones the surgeons were very shocked it had spread . I am on hormone treatment and chemo tablets not full chemo. The treatment is responding...
After a mammogram I have just been invited to come for further tests at an assessment clinic. I gather that statistically the odds are in my favour - they just need more images. But it feels a bit weird waiting. Fortunately I only have to wait at Thursday...
Hi everyone. I’ve been diagnosed with G2 pleomorphic lobular carcinoma ER positive, PR/HER2 negative, and having surgery on Wednesday 15th December. i don’t know what made me examine myself a few weeks ago, and have no idea how long the lump had been...
Just wondering has anyone else here had to decide whether they take chemo? Having had 3rd recurrence in a year and last one on my mastectomy scar just 4 weeks ago, 4 months after mastectomy, Apparantly I am borderline as to them officially saying I need...
Hi, new here, originally posted in under 45s forum but hoping to find help here too. Have just undergone surgery and still in shock to have received a DCIS diagnosis, at high /intermediate grade, following a swollen gland in response to a covid booster...
